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RALLY: Lake Superior ProRally press notes 13

24 October 1999

D&N Bank Lake Superior ProRally
Press notes
Page 13

80.) Production came down to a father-and-son battle. Maine winners
Evan Moen and Tom Young, in a Plymouth Neon ACR, were challenged by
Brian Vinson and Moen's dad, Ron, in a Volkswagen Golf GTi. They ended
up just 0.02 minutes apart, with the son victorious. A minor error
bought Vinson/Moen some road penalties that widened the gap, and
prompted Vinson to joke that the elder Moen was a "plant" from his
son's team. They still got second in the class.
81.) The 1999 Michelin SCCA ProRally Champions were announced at the
banquet this evening (driver/co-driver/special trophy):
Open: Noel Lawler/Woolf; Charlie Bradley/Whitaker
Group 5: Henry Krolikowski/Woodner; Cindy Krolikowski/Woodner
Group 2: Bryan Hourt; Pete Cardimen
PGT: Gail Truess; John Dillon
Production: Karl Scheible/Donison; Gail McGuire
Open manufacturer: Hyundai
Group 5 manufacturer: Toyota
Production manufacturer: Daewoo
82.) The 2000 ProRally schedule also was announced:
Jan. 28-29  Sno*Drift; Atlanta, Mich.
April 14-15  Oregon Trail; Tillamook, Ore.
May 5-6   Rim of the World; Palmdale, Calif.
June 2-3  Susquehannock Trail; Wellsboro, Pa.
July 28-29  Maine Forest; Rumford, Maine
August 25-26  Ojibwe Forests; Bemidji, Minn.
Sept. 29-30  Prescott Forest: Prescott, Ariz.
Oct. 20-21  D&N Bank Lake Superior; Houghton, Mich.
****June 23-25 Rally USA; Denver, Colo.
    FIA Asia-Pacific Series

83.) One of the best lines of the banquet came while emcee Henry Joy
was being recognized for his sportsmanship in last year's event, where
he lent his car to eventual ProRally champion David Summerbell.
Looking for a humorous remark to downplay his role, Joy paused just as
he said, "My car has won this rally…" Before he could finish the
thought, event chairman Jay Topping nailed him with "…more times than
you have."
84.) In one of several gestures of sportsmanship during the
proceedings, Production GT co-driver champion John Dillon handed the
trophy to runner-up Claire Chizma and requested a review of the
scoring, because he thought that she actually had won. However, the
rules are different this year and it appears that he is the champion.